Pregnant Kelsey Parker has opened up about the "horrendous" trolling she’s faced for moving on with new partners following her husband Tom’s death.
The 34-year-old revealed last month that she is expecting a baby with new partner Will Lindsay, more than three years after The Wanted singer’s passing.
Parker, who died on March 30 2022 at the age of 33 after being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour, had two children, daughter Aurelia and son Bodhi, with Kelsey.
Prior to finding love with Lindsay, she dated electrician Sean Boggans in November 2022.
Speaking on Paul C. Brunson's We Need To Talk podcast released on Tuesday, Kelsey defended her right to happiness after all she has been through, responding to critics who claimed she moved on too quickly.
“The comments are horrendous. It has just been awful. I am a person that attracts love, that's why I am the way I am,” she shared. “These trolls are sick.
“I did everything for Tom, I tied his shoe laces, I carried him to the toilet when he couldn't even stand up. If you had been on my journey with me then you would not begrudge me having a bit of happiness.
“I deserve happiness and joy.”
Adding: “You are going to have the negatives with anything, but it has gone nothing to do without anyone else really.”
Kelsey also shared how she was trolled after revealing that her daughter liked the name "Parker" for her impending newborn, with some accusing her of trying to "milk" Tom’s name and fame.
Responding to hurtful commentary, she said: “That was Aurelia's idea and I think she just wants us to all have the same surname.”
Her candid comments come after Kelsey told OK! magazine last month that her pregnancy news is “bittersweet”, as she has the “joys of finding out I’m pregnant and moving forward with my life, while thinking, ‘My life could have been so different'” as she and Parker had wanted to have four children.
“I’ve felt every emotion under the sun,” she added. “I’m still getting my head around it but I’m so excited. And I know I’m putting myself out there, telling people. I just want everyone to be as happy as I am.”
The actress also said: “I’m just trying to find joy. I love my children – they’ve got me through the worst times. So I feel like I’ve been blessed with another. If I dwelled on everything that’s happened, I wouldn’t be here. Tom was my soulmate. I’m still angry he’s gone. But I can’t live in sadness. Tom wouldn’t want that.”
She also said that Parker’s mother Noreen “gave me her blessing instantly”.
